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walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: tomorrow night on this program, we'll bring you our conversation with frank rich. he takes a critical look of what went wrong for the gop and the prospects of moving forward. that should be a good conversation tomorrow night. tonight, we wanted to start this week with the story that is shaking up washington. the sudden resignation of cia director david petraeus. thomas ricks is a pulitzer prize-winning journalist and a best-selling author. he is a fellow at the center for a new american security. good to have you back on this program. let's get the petraeus stuff at of the way first. i want to go straight to your blog. the sudden departure of general david petraeus from the cia tells us more about the state of our nation than a dozen petraeus. president barack obama should not have accepted his resignation. we seem to care more about the sex lives of our l
walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: tomorrow night on this program, we'll bring you our conversation with frank rich. he takes a critical look of what went wrong for the gop and the prospects of moving forward. that should be a good conversation tomorrow night. tonight, we wanted to start this week with the story that is shaking up...
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. >> the chief of police is leaving his post ahead to the u.s. capital police department as their chief of police. he has served the frederick community the past 10 years as chief and spent three decades serving the people in d.c. with the metropolitan department. >>> a class action lawsuit is filed in the wake of superstorm sandy. the long island power authority and national grid are accused of breach of contract, gross negligent and fraud. the suit claims the companies were unprepared, mismanaged and grossly negligent after sandy. as molly line tells us, tens of thousands of homes are without power. >> we will not tolerate delay or excuses in this lawsuit. >> reporter: governor andrew cuomo announced an investigation to -- the new york utility companies and recommend reforms. the new york city mayor michael bloomberg said seven new restoration centers will open in some of the hardest hit areas and will offer one-stop service providing everything from basic supplies to applications for state and federal assistance. the victims will have access t
. >> the chief of police is leaving his post ahead to the u.s. capital police department as their chief of police. he has served the frederick community the past 10 years as chief and spent three decades serving the people in d.c. with the metropolitan department. >>> a class action lawsuit is filed in the wake of superstorm sandy. the long island power authority and national grid are accused of breach of contract, gross negligent and fraud. the suit claims the companies were...
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turn out kelley was in communication with general allen, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan. how did she know him? kelley volunteered to organize social events for senior officers at her home near mcdill air force base in tampa. the e-mails between general allen and kelley are said to be flirtatious and owe tensionally embarrassing but officials with knowledge of the e-mails say they were not sexually ex- police sit and did not offer any evidence of an affair. but, now, general allen's nomination to lead nato is in limbo. >> no one should leap to any conclusions here. general allen is doing an excellent job at isap and leading those forces. he certainly has my continued confidence to lead our forces and continue the fight. but his nomination has been put on hold as a prudent measure until we determine what the facts are. >> reporter: for the first time sin the scandal broke, president obama weighed in on general david petraeus. >> he served this country with great distinction in iraq, in afghanistan and as head of the cia. >> reporter: one lingering question has been whether
turn out kelley was in communication with general allen, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan. how did she know him? kelley volunteered to organize social events for senior officers at her home near mcdill air force base in tampa. the e-mails between general allen and kelley are said to be flirtatious and owe tensionally embarrassing but officials with knowledge of the e-mails say they were not sexually ex- police sit and did not offer any evidence of an affair. but, now, general allen's...
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it will be the only lab in the u.s. capable of carrying out research on larger animals. >> it is essential to be able to conduct research on pathogens in livestock. >> they have chosen manhattan because they believe their existing facility is outdated and vulnerable to terrorist attack. a key reason in opting for the kansas location was the existence of a smaller laboratory next door to the site. just up the road at the new laboratory, they will be able to handle some of the most dangerous animal pathogens in the world. the problem is the cost. in the current economic climate, the price tag is testing the political will to go forward with it. >> this is an expensive project, admittedly, but common sense and the reality of the science and the need will prevail. >> there has not been an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the united states since 1929, when stephen anderson was just one year old. he lives 30 miles from the proposed facility, and he is concerned. safety reviews suggested there was a high risk of an accide
it will be the only lab in the u.s. capable of carrying out research on larger animals. >> it is essential to be able to conduct research on pathogens in livestock. >> they have chosen manhattan because they believe their existing facility is outdated and vulnerable to terrorist attack. a key reason in opting for the kansas location was the existence of a smaller laboratory next door to the site. just up the road at the new laboratory, they will be able to handle some of the most...
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rice is currently the permanent representative to the united nations for the u.s. she has not yet been officially nominated for the state department job to replace hillary clinton who intends to resign probably. rice is rumored to be underactive and positive consideration. but republicans and some democrats have been angry with ms. rice for saying that the attack in benghazi that left four americans dead was spontaneous and not preplanned. >> what our assessment is as of the present is, in fact, it began spontaneously in benghazi as a reaction to what had transpired some hours earlier in cairo where, of course, as you know, there was a violent protest outside of our embassy, sparked by this hateful video. we do not have information at present that leads to us conclude that this was premeditated or preplanned. >> ms. rice made these comments five days after intelligence reports were reporting otherwise. be that as it may, at his press conference on wednesday of this week, president obama voiced outrage with senators mccain and graham. >> when they go after the u.n.
rice is currently the permanent representative to the united nations for the u.s. she has not yet been officially nominated for the state department job to replace hillary clinton who intends to resign probably. rice is rumored to be underactive and positive consideration. but republicans and some democrats have been angry with ms. rice for saying that the attack in benghazi that left four americans dead was spontaneous and not preplanned. >> what our assessment is as of the present is,...
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general allen is in charge of the fate of 82,000 u.s. troops. ofi don't know the content those are, how many came from him, i don't know those things but we don't know the nature of that relationship. quite a different relationship between allen and joe kelly and petraeus and broadwell -- and jill kelley and petraeus and broadwell. >> why didn't the justice department tell the white house what was going on? >> if they had, we would be screaming cover-up at the white house. damned if you do, damned if you don't. one of the things that griffin bell and sisson, is that he be told when high-level people were under investigation but not tell the president. it would compromise the investigation -- >> there was an election going on. >> there was, and i agree with nina. you have to be careful that you don't put yourself in the position of the cover-up. what is conduct that is worthy of blackmail? the director of national intelligence, what we all say it is. petraeus could be blackmailed by it and fired by it -- >> the fbi agent thought he was doing his
general allen is in charge of the fate of 82,000 u.s. troops. ofi don't know the content those are, how many came from him, i don't know those things but we don't know the nature of that relationship. quite a different relationship between allen and joe kelly and petraeus and broadwell -- and jill kelley and petraeus and broadwell. >> why didn't the justice department tell the white house what was going on? >> if they had, we would be screaming cover-up at the white house. damned if...
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>> law enforcement and multiple u.s. officials tell nbc news that emails between him and paula broadwell, his biography were indicative of an extra marital affair. >> jon: really? email? all they had to do to nab america's spy-master general is log to his email? we can intrigue that little sound bite up a little bit? >> law enforcement and multiple u.s. officials tell abc news that emails between him and paula broadwell his biographer were indicative of an extra marital affair. >> jon: how exciting. wait. ( cheers and applause ) the woman involved is petraeus' biographer paula broadwell. why does that name seem so familiar to me? please welcome to the program paula broadwell. no, no, that's not it. oh, wait. that is it. by the way, in case anyone out there thought i may have actual journalist instincts, i give you a quick snippet of my interview. >> he's a very high-energy person. he loves serving. he loves to be in the arena >> i thought i would test him but he would test me. >> crushed his pelvis. it was back in the sw
>> law enforcement and multiple u.s. officials tell nbc news that emails between him and paula broadwell, his biography were indicative of an extra marital affair. >> jon: really? email? all they had to do to nab america's spy-master general is log to his email? we can intrigue that little sound bite up a little bit? >> law enforcement and multiple u.s. officials tell abc news that emails between him and paula broadwell his biographer were indicative of an extra marital...
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most of the focus is on u.s. ambassador susan rice who back in department appeared on five sunday talk shows with a talking point. it appeared to be the work of protestors not terrorists as it now piers. the implication is that it was had he height of the leblgs season. >> the dishonest at this reflected in all of this is a little bit breath taking. it is about time. it is about time they level with the american people. >> the attacks on susan rice are wrong. she had to rely on the intelligence that was provided. >> it is almost unheard of for hearings in washington to begin before dawn. that's the case today and test possible we may not even catch a glimpse of david petraeus today. back to you guys. >> doug luzader thank you so much. we will be watching that all morning long. before you leave the house this morning let's get the first degree weather update with janice dean. one part of the country is really preparing for a messy morning commute and snow on the way for the west coast. >> yes. not only today but t
most of the focus is on u.s. ambassador susan rice who back in department appeared on five sunday talk shows with a talking point. it appeared to be the work of protestors not terrorists as it now piers. the implication is that it was had he height of the leblgs season. >> the dishonest at this reflected in all of this is a little bit breath taking. it is about time. it is about time they level with the american people. >> the attacks on susan rice are wrong. she had to rely on the...
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new clues into the e-mails the top u.s. commander afghanistan and tampa ey.ialite jill kell we're following every development. this is video of paula broadwell. dianne feinstein wants to note exactly what kind of paula broadwell been privy to. other lawmakers want to hear what petraeus knew about the attacks in benghazi. paula broadwell is seen for the since news of the affair that brought down david petraeus. biographer is seen having some int her brother the district tonight. in theer brother's home district site. was certainlynt s informedwhen he wa about the situation. twist in the scandal has put a harsh light on another four-star general, john allen. he is being investigated 20,000-30,000 e- himself and jill kelley. those on capitol hill are attempting to stay on task. not have any reason to think there are any national issues. >> the attack on benghazi has taken a back seat. petraeus may still find himself facing the senate intelligence committee. of has a great deal we need it.that >> the generals' confirmation hear
new clues into the e-mails the top u.s. commander afghanistan and tampa ey.ialite jill kell we're following every development. this is video of paula broadwell. dianne feinstein wants to note exactly what kind of paula broadwell been privy to. other lawmakers want to hear what petraeus knew about the attacks in benghazi. paula broadwell is seen for the since news of the affair that brought down david petraeus. biographer is seen having some int her brother the district tonight. in theer...
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the u.s. coast guard says at least two people were killed and two others are missing. four people were rushed to the hospital. this happened off the coast of louisiana just a short while ago. the explosion comes a day after bp oil agreed to pay $4.5 billion for the deepwater horizon oil rig disaster that occurred 2 1/2 years ago. >>> well, the missing child that sparked an amber alert this morning has been found. 18-month-old alexis rose carwile and her mother, jennifer, were found around 6:30 in atlanta, maryland. both are safe. the father, eric eugene black was taken into custody earlier this morning. the alert was triggered last night from halifax county, virginia. >>> a surprise verdict declared in the buoy state murder trial. alexis simpson, the young woman accused of stabbing her college roommate, dominique fraser to death was found not guilty on all seven counts yesterday. simpson sobbed when the verdict was read. outside her friends and family rejoiced. simpson said she was bullied by fraser and was defending herself. the jury took about three hours to deliver
the u.s. coast guard says at least two people were killed and two others are missing. four people were rushed to the hospital. this happened off the coast of louisiana just a short while ago. the explosion comes a day after bp oil agreed to pay $4.5 billion for the deepwater horizon oil rig disaster that occurred 2 1/2 years ago. >>> well, the missing child that sparked an amber alert this morning has been found. 18-month-old alexis rose carwile and her mother, jennifer, were found...
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significant is whether our cia director, the person who knows more secrets than anyone else in the u.s. government isn't in any way under a threat, under pressure from somebody else such that he would be vulnerable, you know, blackmail overstatements it. but what's he under, under duress in some way during the time he had this undisclosed relationship with a very willful person. i'm sure that that's the core of what they were looking at. and in a sense, david petraeus became free of that pressure and that compulsion in the moment that that was revealed. and so i think people have raised a question once that was done if he's not now in the military and there's not a uniform code of military justice issue, was it necessary for him to resign as cia director. jim clacker the director of national intelligence thought the answer was yes and i think that was for two reasons. first younger people at the cia are told if you get involved in anything compromising, if you have an affair have you to disclose and he and i didn't and with this event double standard. and the second argument was you ma
significant is whether our cia director, the person who knows more secrets than anyone else in the u.s. government isn't in any way under a threat, under pressure from somebody else such that he would be vulnerable, you know, blackmail overstatements it. but what's he under, under duress in some way during the time he had this undisclosed relationship with a very willful person. i'm sure that that's the core of what they were looking at. and in a sense, david petraeus became free of that...
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a new pentagon report shows top u.s. military officials were not told about the assault for nearly an hour and special operations forces were delayed many hours. new questions over whether petraeus will testify. >> john bolton, former embassador to the united nations joins us. good morning, embassador. >> good morning. >> do you buy this timeline about petraeus, that he resigned after the election and no one knew a thing until this came out? >> no, it's simply not credible. i speak in part not just as a state department alumnus but the justice department too. i can't believe if the f.b.i. investigating the c.i.a., to agencies who have no love loss between them, the f.b.i. uncovered possible problems with communications from the c.i.a.'s director, i have to believe that the director of the f.b.i. would have been informed of this in a matter of nanoseconds and i would be sunday if the f.b.i. director did not immediately talk to the attorney general as soon as he learned about this potential problem. and i then find it hard
a new pentagon report shows top u.s. military officials were not told about the assault for nearly an hour and special operations forces were delayed many hours. new questions over whether petraeus will testify. >> john bolton, former embassador to the united nations joins us. good morning, embassador. >> good morning. >> do you buy this timeline about petraeus, that he resigned after the election and no one knew a thing until this came out? >> no, it's simply not...
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fueled by papers and bloggers, some u.s. media outlets note jarret was born in iran to american parents and family moved back about the time she started elementary school. one white house official privately called the report laughable and the state department spokeswoman addressed the question on the record. >> there are no secret talks. y she is a close friend -- she is a close friend from chicago. this is the second time she has been accused of involvement in foreign policy. author richard minator if book "leading from behind" accused him of guiding obama. but they are accusing them of foreign maneuvering. with comments to dmitry medvedev that he would have more flexibility on the european missile defense after the election. administration is denying report of post election u.s. talks and said the talks with the-up security council won't resume until iran satisfied the inspection demand of the international atomic energy agency. bret? >> bret: wendell goler at the state department. thank you. the retweeted image in history
fueled by papers and bloggers, some u.s. media outlets note jarret was born in iran to american parents and family moved back about the time she started elementary school. one white house official privately called the report laughable and the state department spokeswoman addressed the question on the record. >> there are no secret talks. y she is a close friend -- she is a close friend from chicago. this is the second time she has been accused of involvement in foreign policy. author...
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meanwhile the u.s. congress is demanding answers and they want to know why they weren't notified of an inquiry into such a high profile figure michael maloof a former pentagon official says the timing of the revelations and the initial secrecy could be politically motivated at least the attorney general should have been informed he works after all the f.b.i. works for him they report directly to him and certainly the director of national intelligence should have been informed not on the evening of the election but should have been informed almost immediately when they came across some very incriminating information it's been my experience that when something like this occurs the person who's the target is suspended from clearances is told to take thirty days off and while they investigate further and the bosses are informed immediately the fact that this was did not occur in patrice's case and it occurred almost immediately after he became the cia director i think smells of political intrigue and the fa
meanwhile the u.s. congress is demanding answers and they want to know why they weren't notified of an inquiry into such a high profile figure michael maloof a former pentagon official says the timing of the revelations and the initial secrecy could be politically motivated at least the attorney general should have been informed he works after all the f.b.i. works for him they report directly to him and certainly the director of national intelligence should have been informed not on the evening...
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general allen is in charge of the fate of 82,000 u.s. troops. he does not have the time to -- >> well, i don't know about that. i don't know the content of those e-mails. i don't know those things. we don't know the nature of that relationship. this is a different relationship between allen and jill kelley and petraeus and broadwell. >> nina, why did the justice department tell the white house what was going on? -- why didn't the justice department tell the white house what was going on? >> if they had we would all be screaming cover-up. one of the things griffin bell insisted on is that he be told when a high level people were under investigation but he did not tell the president. the whole point was to have an honest investigation without compromising the president or the investigation. >> margaret, there was an election going hundron. >> there was, and i agree with nina. you have to be careful not to put yourself in the position of the cover-up. what is conduct worthy of blackmail? the director of national intelligence, what we all say it is.
general allen is in charge of the fate of 82,000 u.s. troops. he does not have the time to -- >> well, i don't know about that. i don't know the content of those e-mails. i don't know those things. we don't know the nature of that relationship. this is a different relationship between allen and jill kelley and petraeus and broadwell. >> nina, why did the justice department tell the white house what was going on? -- why didn't the justice department tell the white house what was...
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certainly resonate all across the globe what are the implications of his resignation you think for the u.s. . well that's a good question and one that hasn't been asked enough in this scandal if the old adage is true that nothing in politics happens by accident then i think that's nowhere more true than it is when it comes to these political sex scandals as we've seen over the years and for example with the deborah jeane palfrey d.c. madam case where the her client list was was covered up by her murder or suicide depending on which side of that debate you come down on for eliot spitzer pending an editorial in the washington post that the washington post and being exposing this sub aren't prime mortgage crisis and then being caught up in his own sex scandal literally just hours later after the leak of f.b.i. wiretap information to the new york times and so the question has to be why you do scandal as a virgin now why is it it is embroiled in general petraeus and what information did he have that would potentially have been interesting to people who would have been interested in bringing him
certainly resonate all across the globe what are the implications of his resignation you think for the u.s. . well that's a good question and one that hasn't been asked enough in this scandal if the old adage is true that nothing in politics happens by accident then i think that's nowhere more true than it is when it comes to these political sex scandals as we've seen over the years and for example with the deborah jeane palfrey d.c. madam case where the her client list was was covered up by...
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. >> reporter: hostess has a hearing scheduled with the u.s. bankruptcy court on monday. once granted the process of closing stores will go quickly and its products will become a distant memory. most of these workers say there are other bakeries and that they are confident they can find other jobs but at this point hope is all they have and a union that tells them that they will take care of them. live in oakland, cate caugiran, cbs 5. >> thank you. >>> i think we're all aware that we have some urgent business to do. >> president obama sitting down with congressional leaders today. mr. obama urged lawmakers to work together to keep taxes from going up for middle income americans. after the meeting, everyone seemed convinced they will find a solution. >> i believe that we can do this and avert the "fiscal cliff" that is right in front of us today. >> lawmakers have until the first of the year it come up with a budget plan. >>> -- to come up with a budget plan. >>> in a closed hearing on capitol hill, david petraeus testified about the terror attack in benghazi. cbs reporte
. >> reporter: hostess has a hearing scheduled with the u.s. bankruptcy court on monday. once granted the process of closing stores will go quickly and its products will become a distant memory. most of these workers say there are other bakeries and that they are confident they can find other jobs but at this point hope is all they have and a union that tells them that they will take care of them. live in oakland, cate caugiran, cbs 5. >> thank you. >>> i think we're all...
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are you familiar, congressman, i know you are former u.s. district attorney, once you are within the scope of an f.b.i. investigation that the chair and ranking members of key committees must be briefed by the f.b.i. do you think you'll be able to get into this investigation in addition to benghazi and the failure of this administration to protect americans, do you think you'll be able to get when the f.b.i. knew what they knew and what they should have said and to whom? >> i'm sure eventually. mike rogers is a former f.b.i. agent. he is the chairman of our intelligence committee. i suspect he will get that answer. i also suspect it will be in a classified or closed hearing. i prefer open hearings folks are already legitimately conspiratorial enough. and the issue would be whether he knew he was under f.b.i. investigation. i believe his paramour knew she was under investigation. i would like to ask the chairman so i can answer i have a lot of questions today even at a memorial service for veterans. from widows and daughters of veterans about
are you familiar, congressman, i know you are former u.s. district attorney, once you are within the scope of an f.b.i. investigation that the chair and ranking members of key committees must be briefed by the f.b.i. do you think you'll be able to get into this investigation in addition to benghazi and the failure of this administration to protect americans, do you think you'll be able to get when the f.b.i. knew what they knew and what they should have said and to whom? >> i'm sure...
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we are delighted to be joined, now, by thedmiral james lyons, retired commander of the u.s. pacific fleet. it is always good to have you with us. thanks for being here. >> nice to be back with you, lou. >> lou: let's turn, to first, the talking points. which, it seems that no one after general petraeus made it clear there had been changes in those talking points, the testimony before congress has been surveyed, and congressman mike rogers, the chair of the house intelligence committee, said, it has to be the white house, because everybody else has testified that they didn't. do you agree? >> i agree. and, in that deputy's committee i'm hurry the white house representative and the national security, from the national security agency, council, had his marching orders. >> lou: his marching orders and petraeus for his part says part of the confusion here, that is primarily, i believe, it is safe to say the confusion between the testimony he gave to congress, three days after september 11th, and what he said over the past few days, to congress, represents what happens when you tr
we are delighted to be joined, now, by thedmiral james lyons, retired commander of the u.s. pacific fleet. it is always good to have you with us. thanks for being here. >> nice to be back with you, lou. >> lou: let's turn, to first, the talking points. which, it seems that no one after general petraeus made it clear there had been changes in those talking points, the testimony before congress has been surveyed, and congressman mike rogers, the chair of the house intelligence...
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we will hear from him about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya and the u.s. response. the former cia director has agreed to testify on the incident before house and senate intelligence committees. jean martirez had been reluctant to testify as he deals with the onfog sex scandal but mounting pressure from congress appears to have changed his mind. reports say he will testify behind closed doors tomorrow so there we'll nobody cameras allowed. >>> we are also learning more about the woman involved in the scandal. the army has suspended paula broadwell's security clearance. she is the biographer accused of having and pair with petraeus. jill kelley is said to have called the fbi after receiving threatening e-mails from broadwell that sparked the investigation. we are told kelley and her husband have a close relationship with petraeus and his wife and that the kelleys are in major debt, owing more than $2 million on a building they used to own. >>> the military sex scandal and the benefit ghazi tax were among the hot button topics during president obama's first news confer
we will hear from him about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya and the u.s. response. the former cia director has agreed to testify on the incident before house and senate intelligence committees. jean martirez had been reluctant to testify as he deals with the onfog sex scandal but mounting pressure from congress appears to have changed his mind. reports say he will testify behind closed doors tomorrow so there we'll nobody cameras allowed. >>> we are also learning more...
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significant is whether our cia director, the person who knows more secrets than anyone else in the u.s. government isn't in any way under a threat, under pressure from somebody else such that he would be vulnerable, you know, blackmail overstatements it. but what's he under, under duress in some way during the time he had this undisclosed relationship with a very willful person. i'm sure that that's the core of what they were looking at. and in a sense, david petraeus became free of that pressure and that compulsion in the moment that that was revealed. and so i think people have raised a question once that was done if he's not now in the military and there's not a uniform code of military justice issue, was it necessary for him to resign as cia director. jim clacker the director of national intelligence thought the answer was yes and i think that was for two reasons. first younger people at the cia are told if you get involved in anything compromising, if you have an affair have you to disclose and he and i didn't and with this event double standard. and the second argument was you ma
significant is whether our cia director, the person who knows more secrets than anyone else in the u.s. government isn't in any way under a threat, under pressure from somebody else such that he would be vulnerable, you know, blackmail overstatements it. but what's he under, under duress in some way during the time he had this undisclosed relationship with a very willful person. i'm sure that that's the core of what they were looking at. and in a sense, david petraeus became free of that...
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thailand is the oldest treatied ally of the u.s. in asia and a long lasting one because of our shared commitment to democracy, human rights and free market. i expressed to the president that it is my firm commitment to the people to preserve and protect the democratic system, and i appreciate the support in thailand. i i agree that democracy will lead to economic process. as we agree that sell bratding is not enough, we look to the future and stronger partnership that benefit both countries and indeed the broader regions on the economic front, to generate growth and create job for both thai and americans. the president and i agree to double our effort to promote investment and people-to-people exchanges. we will also strengthen our cooperation in energy and securities. furthermore we agree that target is a -- location and the asian communities, we will work together to make this, contributing towards global economic opportunities within this context, i inform the president that thailand will initiate negotiation and undertake the ne
thailand is the oldest treatied ally of the u.s. in asia and a long lasting one because of our shared commitment to democracy, human rights and free market. i expressed to the president that it is my firm commitment to the people to preserve and protect the democratic system, and i appreciate the support in thailand. i i agree that democracy will lead to economic process. as we agree that sell bratding is not enough, we look to the future and stronger partnership that benefit both countries and...
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without action from congress, the u.s. post office says it will run out of money by store 15 of 2013. united continental experiencing another computer mishap delaying hundreds of flights. this follows malfunctions in march and august. if you know how much of the bank's biggest turkey leftovers are worth, you would be surprised. it may be enough to make you clean your plate this year. more on that in the next hour. linda bell reporting for abc 7 news. back to you. >> thank you. 4437 -- 4:37, 41 degrees. >> and a simpson will be on the airwaves this afternoon. we will tell you about that. >> is another weekend. that means more track wor cynne simpson gets to sleep in late today. we want to help you wake up the today. >> you can download our free alarm clock for a personalized wake-up alarm. it also has the latest news weather, and traffic. visit wjla.com/molbilbil and downloaded for free. >> cloudy once again today. you get the clouds in the morning and it provides a nice blanket. that's lovely. our temperatures are staying
without action from congress, the u.s. post office says it will run out of money by store 15 of 2013. united continental experiencing another computer mishap delaying hundreds of flights. this follows malfunctions in march and august. if you know how much of the bank's biggest turkey leftovers are worth, you would be surprised. it may be enough to make you clean your plate this year. more on that in the next hour. linda bell reporting for abc 7 news. back to you. >> thank you. 4437 --...
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his departure leaves a void just as congress is beginning hearings into the september attacks on the u.s. diplomatic mission in libya. nbc news confirmed patras' conducted his own investigation. >> i do not see how in the world you could find out what happened in benghazi if general petraeus does not testify. >> still trusted by many in washington, he is in a unique position to shed light on benghazi. lawmakers want more information on the investigation and want to know why there were not briefed until the general resigned. >> and for our sunday morning "q&a", elijah cummings stop by to discuss his election. during his interview, we asked what he thought of general petraeus's resignation. >> what i noticed in these investigations is you start off with certain conclusions, and a lot of times a factor not match the conclusions. we need to wait and see. you can bet your bottom dollar this matter will be thoroughly investigated and we will come up with the answers, but right now we just got to concentrate on making sure our military is supported, that we get out of afghanistan, and that we t
his departure leaves a void just as congress is beginning hearings into the september attacks on the u.s. diplomatic mission in libya. nbc news confirmed patras' conducted his own investigation. >> i do not see how in the world you could find out what happened in benghazi if general petraeus does not testify. >> still trusted by many in washington, he is in a unique position to shed light on benghazi. lawmakers want more information on the investigation and want to know why there...
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senior u.s. officials say a decision was made to keep the role of terrorists secret because of the legitimate issues. >> to be more specific about the al-qaeda involvement, yet, the final one said indications of extremists. >> reporter: petraeus was among the officials who signed off on the talking points. but lawmakers say he didn't play exactly how or by whom the final decision was made. so democrats defend susan rice saying she was simply limited in what she could say publicly, even if the government new more. republicans who are so critical of her say she should have known there was an al-qaeda link, and should have been more careful in saying that a video was involved. >> and more about the fiscal cliff looming at the end of the year. the president's first meeting with congressional leaders got off to an optimistic start. which is good because they have six weeks to fix it before it happens. they worked to come up with a deal. house speaker john boehner says he thinks they will have a soluti
senior u.s. officials say a decision was made to keep the role of terrorists secret because of the legitimate issues. >> to be more specific about the al-qaeda involvement, yet, the final one said indications of extremists. >> reporter: petraeus was among the officials who signed off on the talking points. but lawmakers say he didn't play exactly how or by whom the final decision was made. so democrats defend susan rice saying she was simply limited in what she could say publicly,...
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here is the big u.s. reveal no big storms for the continental u.s.. there are coastal flood advisories for the east coast. they are presenting some problems on the coast line. here is a look at the winds are blowing over a thousand miles from the northeast. the wind speeds friday morning and friday evening picked up some as they start spinning of a big storm. looks like this will be out at sea. if high pressure goes into the area, it will create a band of northeasterly wind. these are today's high and middle clouds. low clouds are coming off the lake. they might bring a sprinkle or two parts of the area. temperatures today and friday will be about three degrees below normal and then will go above normal on saturday sunday, monday, tuesday and wednesday. we have a pretty respectable woman coming. as we head into thanksgiving week which is great news for all the travelers. there will be some whether to talk about on the east coast in the form of these winds. the storm is the way out at sea but this is piling up the water against the coast line. there co
here is the big u.s. reveal no big storms for the continental u.s.. there are coastal flood advisories for the east coast. they are presenting some problems on the coast line. here is a look at the winds are blowing over a thousand miles from the northeast. the wind speeds friday morning and friday evening picked up some as they start spinning of a big storm. looks like this will be out at sea. if high pressure goes into the area, it will create a band of northeasterly wind. these are today's...
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word from the u.s. geological survey 5.3 magnitude earthquake in eastern kentucky, the center of the quake is in whitesburg. to put that in context, the one that hit in mineral, virginia was 5.8 magnitude. we'll follow this store store. new polling may show us what went wrong for mitt romney on election night. don't go away. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicid
word from the u.s. geological survey 5.3 magnitude earthquake in eastern kentucky, the center of the quake is in whitesburg. to put that in context, the one that hit in mineral, virginia was 5.8 magnitude. we'll follow this store store. new polling may show us what went wrong for mitt romney on election night. don't go away. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup...
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do you think the u.s. officials in washington had enough information beforehand, enough of the warnings to beef up security before the attack ever happened? >> well, that is the purpose of our inquiry. that decision will be made by the community. i have not had an opportunity yet to go through what are the thousands of pages. and i, you know, i want to do that. i want other members to do that. i don't want to jump to any conclusion. but it would appear to me -- and this is just me -- that the five prior incidents in the year, which aren't intelligence. they're not threats. they are actual attacks. on the british ambassador, on our consulate once before, on a number of other things. on the united states missions. now, that to me is sufficient intelligence to make a decision. so we want to see what the extenuating circumstances are. that the security wasn't beefed up by us. if it couldn't be beefed up by the libyans, or we didn't close down the consulate. >> chris: do you think -- second question -- there wa
do you think the u.s. officials in washington had enough information beforehand, enough of the warnings to beef up security before the attack ever happened? >> well, that is the purpose of our inquiry. that decision will be made by the community. i have not had an opportunity yet to go through what are the thousands of pages. and i, you know, i want to do that. i want other members to do that. i don't want to jump to any conclusion. but it would appear to me -- and this is just me -- that...